Mother of deceased infant speaks out

The mother of the baby girl who was found dead at home in the George Charles Boulevard has declared that she did not kill her child.

Melissa Lambert explained that upon returning home from an errand on Monday, she found that the door to her home was ‘tight’.

She disclosed that on entering the house, she found her baby dead.

“Everybody saying is me that kill my baby. I could never kill my baby, because if I had to kill my baby I kill my baby from in my belly,” Lambert said.

“Everybody saying what they want on Facebook but I don’t have time for that. I know what I know,” a tearful Lambert asserted.

Lambert said she suspects that a woman took the child’s life.

She vowed to take vengeance once she finds out who was responsible.

“I want my baby back. The person have to pay,” she cried.

The mother said contrary to claims made on social media, she did not leave her eight-month old child at home in order to go gambling.

Lambert told reporters that she has proof that she went to buy groceries.

She disclosed that she had left the baby alone at home.

Lambert said the person who took her child’s life was obviously aware when she left her baby to buy groceries because she had announced to everyone that she was leaving to get some things for the child.

She revealed that the child was discovered in her playpen with a brown lace tied twice around the neck.

“She crawling. She cannot jump, she cannot walk – is lil steps she hold in the playpen to try and help herself. Is somebody that kill my child,” Lambert stated.

The deceased child was the last of her five children.

Lambert said the other children were not around when she left the baby at home.

A statement from the police indicated that according to reports, Lambert, who is also known as “Ash”, left her home at the George Charles Boulevard at around 5:30 p.m., Monday evening to run an errand at a nearby shop while leaving the baby asleep in her playpen.

The statement said when Lambert returned home at around 6:30 p.m. the baby was lying motionless in the playpen with a rope around her neck.

The playpen was also not in the original position, the police statement said.

According to the police, the baby was taken to Victoria Hospital and pronounced dead later that night.

A post mortem examination was carried out on Tuesday, 23rd May, 2017 which revealed the cause of death to be asphyxia secondary to ligature strangulation or hanging.

Anonymous

Sad Woman

I know that girl and I believe her. I will never forget the night she knock so hard on the door of a shop to get milk for her baby. Saying to me my lady please ask the man to open the shop for me please. She did not leave without the milk. Poor soul!!!

blindspot

Anonymous

Oh really

You left an 8month old “sleeping” in a playpen unsupervised for one hour…… INTERESTING. N im suppose to sympathise with you for what again? You know so much that you know is a woman who killed your baby. You must be a “Gardeh”. Smh. The public is upset at the fact that the family doesnt wish to show their faces in a supposedly “time of grief” so u try to combat their posts n justify yall “story” by posing n saying you did not kill your child. Hmph. Girl take two sits down please……..

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The houses are so close that its like having anther room a few step away. In areas like this is is common to ask a neighbour to cast an eye. then again, it’s her word. We were born fortunate. this girl has been having kids from primary school

Lis

Skyy

So sad. I don’t even know what to say . I was not there but how u know is a woman that kill your child, wow. That’s appalling to me. Why would you leave a baby for a whole hr unsupervised knowing that your door can’t lock. Lady you are wrong for that. We need to find who did this and make them pay. A dam baby , nahhh not freaking cool.

Anonymous

Blindspot

Justinconcern

plea guilty my girl the court will go easy on you, postpartum will cover you fortunately. I missed an important job interview because I had nobody to watch my one year old at the time, so if you were going just up the road to buy groceries why didn’t you take your child and at least you give the police a clue a woman that do it lol

Anonymous

Anonymous

It take a cold heartless person to kill a baby. Her story sounds better that her family own. I think she should be held resposible for leaving an infant home alone. I don’t feel sorry for her but for the baby and the horror she endured. Poor baby.. The person have to see this child face every second of their life and they take their own life. RIP little princess

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Concerned

Anonymous

People give her a break. Considering the close proximity of the houses…and the fact that she told everyone she was going to buy some things for her child don’t you think she mentioned to them that she was leaving so that they would cast an eye or attend to the child if she were to wake up?? Stop judging the young lady. Only those who have children and are alone with them know the difficulties they face when they have other things to do to care for them. We need to pray for her and stop with these nasty comments.

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Jhoney

I’m not one to judge but my motherly instincts tell me she’s speaking the truth, if the houses are close to each other mind you I’m not saying she’s right to leave the baby alone but maybe it’s a usual thing n other persons will cast an eye or a listening ear if the baby wakes. My concern though is if she know it’s a woman give the police the name n let them investigate her. Sad situation RIP baby girl

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Consoled

Thanks for that comment, either-or this is unfortunate, terrible and horrific, but not reason enough for a struggling woman who would go so far as to keep banging on a shop owner’s gate demanding service just to feed her kids would stoop to such a level as to strangle her kid with a rope (just doesn’t fit the M.O.) to endure such irresponsible comments and judgements as are being handed down to her. Jah know what happened and judgement is His. None of these most venomous commentators would donate 15mins of the 1hr of which she apparently left the child unsupervised to offer to keep an eye on the kid for her, like you said only those with children (and I add) who know the ‘sufferation’ of this cold, hard ‘world’ and how one must soldier on and do what they must… and to the lady herself ‘Hold on Mama, Hold on tight!’

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Anonymous

With that said no matter how poor you are, single parent or not it is her responsibility to care for her child that include keeping them safe. Obviously no one was looking out for that child because not one neighbor could say what happened. Dax is only a five minute walk from her if that long depends on your pace. She could of simply take her child with her. Don’t believe she did it but she should be held accountable for her negligence. Not only her but also the mom the left her babies to burn in the house.

Anonymous

How can you say it’s non she went and do , if it on its to fresher child how much did you give to her were you helping with her children affairs you all Lucians like to judge too dam much get real if you cannot say good don’t day bay idiots.

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Anonymous

How can you say it’s bom she went and do , if it bom, its to feed her child how much did you give to her were you helping with her children affairs you all Lucians like to judge too dam much get real if you cannot say good don’t day bad idiots.

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Anonymous

Most mother’s leave their child home alone already to run to the shop to get somethingfast.what she did is not strange.it may not be that she took an hour.she didn’t look at her time when she was leaving. And maybe she didn’t look at the time when she came back.she think she left at 530 and came back around 6.30

Anonymous

No BS

Lady, you were wrong to leave this child unattended for so long. I understand a single parent with so many kids has alot of chores to do and its not easy.At the end of it all who are we to point fingers? God doesnt sleep. The person who is rightfully guilty will pay for it in due time.

Anonymous

Anonymous

wow this is really shocking. but really you should not have left her alone at all. it is horrifying that someone would take a life of an innocent baby. why? pray sweetie I really hope you get justice and where is the baby dad.

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Anonymous

Lady, as a single parent with 5 kids, its no surprise the load u have on your back, the duties you have to carry are not easy. But leaving a baby unattended for so long was wrong. If you did that in the states you would be arrested and charged. Hey!!God does not sleep.We dont know who it was but He witnessed the whole thing and that person will pay in due time. Every tear that fall from your eyes, believe me, they arent falling in vain.

Anonymous

Wow some of us Lucian’s are really quick to judge. She did say that the child was asleep,and she did say to the neighbors that she was going to get some stuff,y would u think is bom she went an have? Smh its jus sad whether u did a crime or not in this country u will never win with Lucian ppl even if u are deffending urself.

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Andy

I know that woman very well ,she has had a fair share of life stroglles and I can safely say that she did not killed that child, I hate to see young people. wen they a bad life and the stigma is attached to them people say things which probably is not truth, I can safely say that she would hurt her child .may God find the person who did that to that innocent child.

Anonymous

Leaving the baby was wrong and there is no justification for this…she could have taken the baby with her or aked someone to come sit with the baby while she ran the errand. Persons who said we all have done it, that is not a correct statement. I have never done it…if I cannot take the child or find someone to look after the child I stay with my child. I do not even leave my 13 year old at home alone. However it is a sad situation and I pray that whomever did this be caught and receive the necessary punishment. RIP angel

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Mel

I no ash very well grow up with he in bakatel an she would never do something so I feel so sorry for what happened this is very sad the person god don’t sleep you will get what coming for you that a innocent child had all her life ahead of her an you cut it short hummm

A child of God

How can you live a baby for an hour to go get groceries from a nearby​ shop. I don’t live my 9 year old alone for anyone. What we can’t see the Lord sees. It’s jus sad that it was a baby. Praying that this don’t go too far.

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UNBIAS

I believe her story. I don’t think she would kill her baby I’m a manner like that…didn’t one of the reports say the rope, lace, string whatever it is was what was used to fasten the door?..my think is how did it get in the play pen…we’re the other kids around? We’re they playing with the rope with the baby ? Did they leave the rope in the play pen and unfortunately the baby got hold of it and inadvertently got strangled in the process?..we are too quick to condemn others…I am certainly not happy with her leaving the child unattended because she obviously is facing the consequences of that action…she deserves to be punished in that aspect…However, we need to understand her level of thinking at that time…was she overwhelmed with the stresses of minding five children…was she on her way to do whatever it takes to feed her children which didn’t require a baby being in that type of atmosphere…we don’t know…Needless to say, the damage has already been done..lesson for all of us who take chances like these to stop!

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Anna-Nichole

The lady said that she announced to everyone that she was leaving to get groceries for the child…. Maybe she thought someone would’ve taken a peek now and then😕 idk.. Because when my neighbor goes to the shop she always tells me she has a pot on the stove and I chk on it b4 the house burns. Well R.I.P, I hope the mom didn’t have anything to do with it, what happens in the dark must come out in the light.

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Anonymous

Comment:what has st.lucians become to kill an innocent bad they hv reached they last straw u hear these things happen in the States,trinidad or Jamaica. I hv four kids my first two had not father figure with me but my parents were there I had my first younger never did tht thought cause bad things always went through my mind “what if” but who am I to judge the last two had daddy around I leaved in and upstairs an downstairs house and if I was alone would never leave them alone no even if they were asleep but guest what some ppl do it circumstances I still hv a neighbor young child tht does tht I speak to her every time abt tht she still does it until one day something might happen I hope she learns from tht but lady I’ll keep u in my prayers as the word is leav vengeance for me I’ll repay we all hv family and sometimes these acts falls in innocent ones lady every year u drop they will fell it

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Anonymous

Mercy lord gracious father help her it can happen to anyone now that happen Lucian please take heed. So that won’t fall on us.plz don’t judge no one knows what went wrong how did it happen nobody knows watch out before the same string u used to measure for her will be used to measure for you also we are too quick to judge pray for her
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Anonymous

I dont believe that this mother killed her baby but leaving ur 8month old by herself for one hour. This is negligence. Still i sympathize with you. Am shaking with rage. How cud someone do something like this? My lord hear our cries. R. I. P baby girl, you didn’t deserve any of this.

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Anonymous

LORD I DONT WANT TO JUDGE HER ,,BUT I CAN’T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS BABY HARD TO DIE ,WHAT DID THE BABY DO TO DESERVE THAT KIND OF PAINFUL DEATH …PLEASE LADY TELL THE TRUTH BECAUSE SOME WAY OTHER IT WILL COME OUT ,,WOW IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN AND CANNOT TAKE CARE OF THEM,THEIR HAVE HOMES IN THE COUNTRY THAT ACCEPTING THE CHILDREN ..PLEASE DONT HURT THEM ,JUST TAKE THEM TO THE DIFFERENT HOME MY HEART IS HURTING TO SEE AN INNOCENT CHILD SUFFER A PAINFUL DEATH LIKE THIS,,,SMH

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Society

U’ll keep on blaming her…her situation is not the 1st and will not be the last..there’s poor social service in St. Lucia..no health care especially for the poor..when politicians keep on encouraging us to be divided…smh

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Anonymous

Pretty hurts

Going through these comments has me even more distraught. We the family are having a hard time dealing with the situation as is. I pray for justice for our lil Gemma. Everyone is entitled to freedom of speech but some of u have taken the comments too far. Some of u guys quick to comment. Had one of u seen her begging for $5 to buy her kids something you wouldn’t give it but now that tragedy has struck everyone has love and care in their heart for the baby….

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Unknown

This is just sad i dont believe for a second she killed that baby y carry it for 9 mths wait till the baby that age after building a bond n then killing your baby come on ppl smh in my opinion i think the baby must hv woken up n somehow rocked towards the door because when u hv a baby in playpen they rock n it moves in place for those who hv babies they should know that the baby could hv gotten hold of the cord n was playin n got straggled in the process or maybe other siblings may hv dropped it in there without seein the danger stop judging the poor girl she is already in pain after losin her baby she dont hv to deal with yourll negative comments too

Jue

I have left my baby alone sleeping to go to the near by shop but it never took me 5 mins to returnlet alone an hour i wont stop and speak to no one is run i does run but from now on never again would i leave my baby behind resg in peace dear child

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Anonymous

I am very sorry for the person who did that. Children souls don’t rest it haunts you. Sooner or later you will see the baby running in and out of your house and you know the baby is dead. How will you deal with that??

Good Sense

Us St. Lucians, some full of sense, others empty of good common sense. I’m a parent of three and I would leave my sleeping child to run to the neighbour’s shop. We’ll be in the house and leave the child to sleep in a room for hours. We all do it, even in the hospital wards. Be real some people, this girl did not kill her child so symphasize with her lest your sins multiply. Pray for one another rather than judge. God bless us St. Lucians.

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God is wide awake

What we don’t know won’t hurt us. The mother knows why the baby girl was killed. Its linked to the recent gun violence in the March and area and this child’s death is a form of retaliation. Justice will be served, God never sleeps. Rest easy little princess.

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Anonymous

The mother said she suspect that a woman took the child’s life, and that she vows to take revenge. Could it be that there was a rival? Was the baby’s father in some kind of relationship with another woman and thereby some feud existed between the rival and the mother? So the baby was therefore caught between the two women. What a tragedy!

annoyed

Some of those comments are so hurtful and disgusting…Wow, wow? Why would she carry the baby thru a full term pregnancy and kill baby at 9 months?????? Some people are so judgemental….God does not sleep .Let him be the judge and jury…Some of youll always seem to know….Pathetic!!!!!! She is not the first to leave baby alone for a few …such a sad situation. Only God knows…..R.I.P little angel….

Simone

Imagine at a time like this, instead of sympathizing for the baby especially, some of us go as far as speculating in the worst possible way and I am sure those judging in the harshest ways are the very ones with the biggest skeletons in their closets.

What a people of judgement we continue to be!!! May this little girl rest in perfect peace and for the family I wish you strength and God’s guidance as you go through this terrible time of loss. Remember, do not judge unless you are ready to accept judgement.

Lucian’s Lucian’s..its time too cut Crap.no one was there when it happened. We all have done rong .and are still doing whats rong in Gods face.time to repent and Let God be the Judge of that.the word of God says Judge not and thou shall not be judge.let up lift each other up and stop passing judgement.what about .the land ..the light..and the people.why dont we lift up each other in prayer.we are dying sooooo fast.com on.pray for her